Israel allocates $434 million for 34 new West Bank settlements
The plan includes 12,000 new housing units and major infrastructure work as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls it a historic step.
- On Tuesday, Israel's security cabinet approved 1.3 billion shekels for 34 new settlements in the West Bank, part of an 8.5 billion-shekel framework to construct 12,000 new housing units.
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionism party, called the decision a "day of celebration for Israel and settlements," stating the expansion aims at "killing the idea of establishing a terrorist state."
- The government allocated an additional 1.075 billion shekels to pave roads to the settlements; Channel 14 described the agreement as a "giant" step aimed at "changing the face of the region."
- Amid a rise in settler violence in recent months, about 700,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem; the UN warns settlements undermine prospects for a two-state solution.
- International bodies and most countries view the settlements as illegal—a stance Israel disputes—while opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may lose the October 27 legislative election.
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Israel allocates $434 million for 34 new West Bank settlements
Israel's security cabinet approved a budget of 1.3 billion shekels ($434 million) for establishing 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, right-wing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday, adding to tensions over territory widely viewed as central to a potential Palestinian state.
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Explosions in Iran, Israel's $434 million settlement expansion and West Bank demolitions deepen tensions across an already volatile Middle East. The post US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Explosions Reported in Andimeshk as Israel Approves $434 Million for 34 New West Bank Settlements appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.
The Israeli government has signed an 8.5 billion shekel (approximately $2.3 billion) umbrella agreement that includes 12,000 new housing units and infrastructure investments to expand illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The agreement was ratified at a ceremony attended by far-right figures.
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